Sunday, October 18, 2015

Gigi Hadid is always pictured having a romantic feel to her look and glowing skin. Her makeup at the Maybelline Fashion Week event was no different.

This is not one of my shorter tutorials but I wanted to change it up with a talk through tutorial. Even though I ramble, this is a super achievable look for anyone with the right products. You don't need to have everything I have. Remember: I don't know what they put on Gigi for that event, I just went with what I had and you should do the same!

I want to show you guys what to look for when seeing a look on someone else and wanting to recreate it on yourself.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

I recently went to Germany for Oktoberfest and since I was going for a good amount of time, I was forced to pack lightly. However I can never get away with just packing one bag. How am I supposed to fit makeup, creams, deodorant, etc all in one bag? Impossible.

There were a couple of things I thought about before choosing what beauty products to pack.

I would be wearing the same makeup all day/night

Brushes that have a double use are necessary to save space

Choose colors that would be neutral enough to go with any outfit

Below I generally outline some of the products I decided to bring and then go into detail on why others were important!

The first bag in the picture is from Vera Bradley and included all of my makeup and brushes. The second which is from thirty-one included day/night creams, primers and other toiletries.

Elf Flawless Finish Foundation SPF 15 - Sand

SPF is important for day wear

Urban Decay Naked Skin concealer - Light Neutral

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz - Medium Brown

It Cosmetics Hello Lashes mascara

Benefit Cosmetics Rockateur Blush

Gives off a rosy flushed hue perfect with any look

Tarte Bronzer - Park Ave Princess

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter Poured - Opal

The poured formula is creamy and allows you to apply it with your fingers

Something to remember: Include a small cosmetic bag in your carry on with essentials for the plane ride. Especially on long trips, you don't want to be stuck waiting hours to get back into your checked suitcase. Some of the things I included in my carry on cosmetic bag were the nail file, eye drops, advil, a hair clip, Eucerin hand cream & vaseline lip therapy.

I hope this helped some of you pack more efficiently. Let me know if you have something you recommend I may have missed!

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Where do I start? What primers do you like? Do I actually need a setting spray?

Do not fret, I have now included all of your makeup must-have items into one video below!

This doesn't include actual makeup besides an eye shadow palette I think everyone can start with. If I went into each separate makeup product this video could be an hour long. It was already a challenge getting it down to under 15 minutes!

This is exactly where you should start to supplement the basic makeup products you may already have.